James Franco Really Did Try To Pick Up That 17-Year-Old Over Instagram, Apparently

Hmm.

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Or he's just setting up a long-term, ill-advised publicity stunt. In any case, James Franco confirmed allegations that he tried to pick up a 17-year-old Scottish girl over Instagram this morning, during an interview on Live With Kelly and Michael. The story broke earlier this week after screencaps of their conversation leaked.

Though many speculated the incident might be a publicity stunt — it mirrors the plot of Franco's new movie Palo Alto very neatly — he told Kelly Ripa he used "bad judgement." "I'm guess I'm, you know, embarrassed," he continued, "and I guess I'm just a model of how social media is tricky." Then he had a little bit of a pity party, noting that "in my position, not only do I have to go through the embarrassing rituals of meeting someone, but sometimes it gets published for the world." It could always have been worse: They could have swapped nudes or semen-covered selfies. Who'd want photos like that made public? Nobody. (Everybody?)